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EACH June, while the RitzCarlton Hotel was in existence, Chef Louis Diat created at least one new hot-weather dish for the annual opening of the summer garden restaurant. His most famous innovation was, of course, vichy soisse, actually a chilled adaptation of the French leek and potato soup.

July 04, 1955

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